SEIAD VALLEY – A Seiad Valley man is being held in the Siskiyou County Jail without bail after allegedly shooting his landlord in the stomach when asked to vacate the property on Sunday, stated a press release issued by the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO).

Timothy Patrick Horgan, 51, is charged with attempted murder. He is scheduled to be arraigned in the Siskiyou County Superior Court on March 6.

According to the release, on March 3 at approximately 9:30 a.m. SCSO deputies responded to a report that a man had been shot on Seiad Creek Road in Seiad Valley.

The alleged victim reported that he had gone down to his renter’s property to advise them he wanted them to leave, at which time the male renter reportedly shot him.

Responding deputies found the victim in his home and that he been shot in the lower right abdomen. The victim was taken from the residence by ambulance and then transported to Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls, Ore. by helicopter for treatment.

The California Highway Patrol and the Seiad Valley Volunteer Fire Department assisted the SCSO with this case.